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蚱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
蚱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
蚱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
蚱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
蚱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
蚱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
蚱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

蚱 Stroke Order — How to Write 蚱

Stroke Order

蚱 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 虫, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

蚱 Radical and Character Components

Components:虫乍

蚱 is a phono-semantic compound: 虫 (insect) carries the meaning, while 乍 indicates the sound.

Radical: 虫 + 5 more strokes

蚱 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zhà

Meanings of 蚱 in Chinese

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zhà蚱

short-horned grasshopper; locust (an insect, typically green or brown, with short antennae, that cannot fly far and is harmful to crops)
夏天的时候，田野里有很多蚱蜢
In summer, there are many grasshoppers in the fields.
A type of cicada, often referred to as 'zhàchán'.
夏天，孩子们喜欢听蚱蝉的鸣叫声。
In summer, children enjoy listening to the calls of the cicadas.
Refers to 'locust' or 'grasshopper' in the compound 'mǎzhà' (蚂蚱).
田里有许多蚂蚱在跳动。
There are many grasshoppers jumping in the field.

Common Words and Phrases with 蚱

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zhà蚱měng蜢
A grasshopper, an insect of the locust family that is often a crop pest.
草地上有许多蚱蜢在跳跃。
There are many grasshoppers jumping on the grass.

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Idioms with 蚱

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Questions about 蚱

What does 蚱 mean in Chinese?

蚱 (zhà) means “short-horned grasshopper” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蚱?

蚱 is pronounced zhà in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 蚱 have?

蚱 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 蚱?

蚱 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 虫. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 蚱?

The radical of 蚱 is 虫, and 蚱 is a phono-semantic compound.